Today I am going to tell you about Walt Disney : The creator of our favorite Mickey Mouse and many more stories and cartoons

                        INTRODUCTION 

Walt Disney was born on 05.Dec.1901.to Elias Disney and  Flora Disney in   Chicago .

                                  Walt's Early Life

1. Her Mother (Flora Disney), was a public school teacher      and Father (Elias Disney) was a Farmer and Businessman.

2. He had 3 brothers named Herbert, Raymond, Roy and 1 sister named Ruth.

2. Walt Disney moved with his parents to Kansas City at age Seven, where he spent the majority of his childhood.

3. At age 16, during World War I, he faked his age to join the American Red Cross. He soon returned home, where he won a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute. There, he met a fellow animator, Ub Iwerks. 

4. The two soon set up their own company. In the early 1920s, they, made a series of animated shorts for the Newman theater chain, entitled "Newman's Laugh-O-Grams". 

5. Their company soon went bankrupt, however

                    Journey in the world of Animation

1. The two then went to Hollywood in 1923. They started to work on a new series, about a live-action little girl who journeys to a world of animated characters. Entitled the "Alice Comedies", they were distributed by M.J. Winkler (Margaret). 

2. Walt's Financial backup was only Winkler and his older brother Roy O. Disney, who went to become his permanent partner. Hundreds of "Alice Comedies" were produced between 1923 and 1927, before they lost popularity.

3. Walt then started work on a series around a new animated character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. This series was successful.

4. But in 1928, Walt had a major fall out with Winkler, and he lost hi financer and all the animators except for Ub Iwerks. While taking the train home, Walt started doodling on a piece of paper. The result of these doodles was a mouse named Mickey.

                       Rise To Greatness

1. Walt with the help of Ub Iwerks, her wife Lillian Disney (Lilly) and Roy's wife Edna Disney, three Mickey Mouse cartoons were quickly produced. The first two didn't sell, so Walt added synchronized sound to the last one, Steamboat Willie (1928), and it was immediately picked up. 

2. With Walt as the voice of Mickey, it premiered to great success. Many more cartoons followed. Walt was now in the big time, but he didn't stop creating new ideas